Universitario advanced to the playoffs of Copa Sudamericana 2023, after defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. However, after the final whistle, players from both teams were involved in a violent brawl on the field.
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In that sense, Jean Ferrari, temporary administrator of the club, spoke out on Thursday, June 29th, and revealed that they received a first report with a certain number of expulsions, specifying that for now, all of them are for 'El Lobo' and that the commissioner's report has not yet arrived.
"We have a first report where the issue of the expulsions is established, but not what happened afterwards, and it shows the close to 6 expulsions among the players and coaching staff from their side. None from 'La U'," he commented in an interview with RPP.
"Then comes the commissioner's report, because the referee stayed for more than 20 minutes after the match and then left after taking note of what he saw. We still haven't received the commissioner's report, so we are waiting for that," he added.
Finally, Universitario's current leader clarified the situation to avoid confusion, emphasizing that the referee's report is corroborated with the commissioner's report. Then, there is a certain time frame for making statements, and from there Conmebol will take action.
"He doesn't show cards, but he adds everything he considers to his report, which is corroborated with the commissioner's report. From there, they send it to the clubs and Conmebol's disciplinary committee comes into play. They set a deadline for making statements. There have been no acts that lead to stadium suspension, it is an issue between the clubs, not with the venue," he concluded.
With whom will Universitario play the playoffs for Copa Sudamericana?
Universitario will play the playoffs for Copa Sudamericana against Corinthians.